Inning: 1 Arizona John Thomas pitching. Tim Earley doubles past the right fielder. Lester Jones walks. Joe Pappas singles to right field. Tim Earley scores. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Joe Pappas steals second. Jeff Matias singles to center field. Lester Jones scores. Joe Pappas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Almada grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Graeme Irvine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Kei Oyane pitching. Alex Flores reached on a fielding error by Jeff Matias. Alex Flores steals second. Joe Purtell walks. Allie Dowell flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Schullstrom singles in front of the center fielder. Alex Flores scores. Joe Purtell advances to third on the hit. Johnny Umbarger flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Purtell scores. Hal DiPietro singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Herm White grounds out to the second baseman. March Shumaker walks. Kei Oyane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. March Shumaker gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Monty Thomas singles to left field. Ernie Galvin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Monty Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Thomas strikes out. Alex Flores flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Tim Earley strikes out. Lester Jones strikes out. Joe Pappas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Jeff Matias pops out to the first baseman. Les Almada singles to right field. Graeme Irvine grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Les Almada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herm White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Graeme Irvine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger flies out to the left fielder. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Thomas reached on a fielding error by Jeff Matias. Ernie Galvin singles to center field. Monty Thomas advances to third on the hit. John Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona March Shumaker grounds out to the pitcher. Kei Oyane singles to right field. Tim Earley reached on a fielding error by Johnny Umbarger. Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Kei Oyane advances to third on the play. Tim Earley advances to second on the play. Joe Pappas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Flores flies out to the left fielder. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Jeff Matias walks. Jeff Matias steals second. Les Almada flies out to the center fielder. Graeme Irvine strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Heinie Schullstrom walks. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Hal DiPietro singles to right field. Craig Suttles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Monty Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona March Shumaker singles to center field. Craig Suttles lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, March Shumaker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Craig Suttles steals second. Tim Earley pops out to the shortstop. Lester Jones lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Byrne is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Joe Byrne singles to left field. Alex Flores flies out to the left fielder. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Morrie Blankenship pitching. Joe Pappas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Purtell. Jeff Matias strikes out. Les Almada doubles to left field. Joe Pappas scores. Graeme Irvine strikes out. Herm White hits a home run. Les Almada scores. March Shumaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tetsuo Okubo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Matias at SS. Ray Barthelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for March Shumaker at 2B. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Fred Blemker is pinch hitting for Hal DiPietro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jack Santana is pinch hitting for Craig Suttles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jack Santana doubles to right field. Tim Earley singles to center field. Jack Santana scores. Lester Jones singles past the second baseman. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Pappas singles to right field. Tetsuo Okubo singles to center field. Tim Earley scores. Lester Jones scores. Joe Pappas advances to third on the hit. Les Almada grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Pappas scores. Andy Pierce is pinch hitting for Graeme Irvine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Pierce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Phil Belloir pitching. Monty Thomas pops out to the shortstop. David Clay is pinch hitting for Ernie Galvin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Clay hits a home run. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Jerome Fuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hisanobu Inaba grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Flores singles to center field. Joe Purtell doubles to center field. Alex Flores uses his aggressiveness and scores. Allie Dowell hits a home run. Joe Purtell scores. Hank Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Schullstrom lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tim Earley (27), Les Almada (24), Jack Santana (8).HR - Herm White (13).GIDP - Les Almada 2. Baserunning: SB - Joe Pappas (4), Jeff Matias (53), Craig Suttles (2). Fielding: E - Jeff Matias 2.
Batting:2B - Joe Purtell (17).HR - Allie Dowell (16), David Clay (3).SF - Johnny Umbarger. Baserunning: SB - Alex Flores (27). Fielding: E - Joe Purtell, Johnny Umbarger.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rupe Edler improves in arm Bill Mabry did not respond to coaching in range Hank Robinson improves in speed James Reid improves in speed Hirofumi Nomura did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Lamont did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in range Daijiro Tanioka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Ryan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Glenn Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in speed